How to Reactivate the Inoperative Help and Support Center in Windows
The Windows help and support center which could be called up via the ‘Help and support’ option in the Start menu had always proved to be very convenient. And then it suddenly stopped functioning without any apparent reason. You can solve this problem and the function can mostly be resurrected via the command line. The procedure [...]
How to Mount Individual Folders like Disk Drives
Drives can be mounted using the disk management tool in such a way that their content appears in one folder. If you are wondering how to mount individual like this. You can do this without any disk management tool as they only recognizes whole drives. You can use a Windows System Internal command line tool [...]
How to Work in Windows Safe Mode with Normal Resolution
Safe Mode is often used whenever you encounter a problem. But when you start Windows in Safe Mode to diagnose the problem, Windows completely messes up your desktop since it automatically loads the most basic graphics driver and settings. You can work in safe mode in normal resolution without bad graphics. Windows offers the option [...]
How to Work in Windows Safe Mode with Normal Resolution
Safe Mode is often used whenever you encounter a problem. But when you start Windows in Safe Mode to diagnose the problem, Windows completely messes up your desktop since it automatically loads the most basic graphics driver and settings. You can work in safe mode in normal resolution without bad graphics. Windows offers the option [...]
How to Use Windows XP’s Computer Management Tool
One of the best features of Windows XP is Computer Management tool, which allows you to control several aspects of the system from one location. The tool makes administration of the computer easy as you get all the services, applications, disk tools, and user and group administration under one umbrella. There are three main sections [...]
How to Delete Orphaned Network Connections from the System
Windows Explorer remembers all network shortcuts that have ever been typed in, diligently hoarding the paths under "My Network Places”. It retains the entries even when the target no longer exists. A large number of path specifications are no longer required and are not arranged clearly. Here is the procedure to delete orphaned network connections [...]
How to Reactivate Login Password Entry after a Windows OS Update
After updating Windows XP through ‘Windows Update’ and after restarting your computer, you can no longer type passwords in the Welcome screen. Windows may have simply blocked it. So how do you log in? This phenomenon occurs on some systems after a security update. In order to reactivate the login screen, press the key-combination [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] [...]
Speed up the Display of Contents for Folder with Video Files
At times it takes too long to open a folder, especially if it contains many video files. Here’s a way to speed up the display of contents. The delay arises because Windows tries to read the bitrate and the codecs used for previewing the video files. You can prevent the delay with a simple registry [...]
4 Tips To Speed Up Network Browsing – Faster Network Access
If you’re on a network and are tired of waiting for ages for all the network shares to load, you’ll love this article. Using some basic fixes you can speed up your network browsing which leads to faster network access to systems in the network. You can check out how to share folders on the [...]
How to Open a Command Prompt from a Folder’s Right Click Context Menu
Even though a graphical user interface is indispensable, the command prompt still comes in handy at times. However, when you wish to bring up the MS-DOS box, the shortcut is hidden deep within the start menu. How about making the command prompt available instantly? If you use the command prompt frequently, the best way to [...]
Make The Safe Mode Boot Option Appear Every Time Windows Starts Up
Safe Mode is one method to start a computer when there is any system crash or other problems. You can boot in safe mode using BIOS. We previously discussed about how to Add “Reboot Into Safe Mode” To Your Start Menu. We can even add this in the system startup, so that you can choose [...]
Get an Exclusive Button for Hibernate in Shut Down Menu
Hibernate is very handy feature which helps you shutdown your computer quickly saving all the settings. You can access Hibernate by pressing [Shift] key in the shutdown menu. By this, you can toggle between Stand By and Hibernate. If you want to use Hibernate frequently and want to access it easily, here is an easy [...]
